Be a Better Activist

R&B ’17 January 24 -28

Discrimination can kill in lots of ways. In Dallas, one of the ways has been lead poisoning. It may be hard to imagine now, but up until the mid-1980’s there were three lead smelters operating right across the street from homes in Dallas. Those homes were all south of the Trinity River: in West Dallas and Cadillac […]

Flint heros headline conference tailored to North Texas activists By Marshall Hinsley, GREENSOURCEDFW Two women who blew the lid off of Flint, Michigan’s poisoned tap water coverup are coming to North Texas with a stern warning: don’t trust your elected officials. As special guests during the second annual Root and Branch Revue hosted by […]

The Real Heroes of the Flint Water Crisis Flint residents refuse to be silenced BY VICTORIA GOFF (http://inthesetimes.com/article/19039/flint-citizens-led-the-charge-against-water-contamination) APRIL 27, 2016′ We’re a shining example of what happens when regular citizens have had enough.’ In late March, a state-convened task force issued a blunt conclusion: The water contamination crisis in Flint, Mich., was the result […]

The Root and Branch Revue, Downwinders at Risk’s multi-day floating conference for green activists is scheduled for the week of January 23rd through 28th and includes the first trip to Texas of two of the Flint, Michigan women who blew the top off that town’s lead-contaminated drinking water scandal. Melissa Mays and Nayyirah Shariff will be […]

Nayyirah Shariff, an organizer for the Flint Democracy Defense League, has a racial analysis on the Flint water crisis — but it’s only part of the reason why she was the go-to activist for Black Lives Matter on the issue. posted on Jan. 26, 2016, at 2:10 p.m Darren Sands […]

SCHEDULE

TUESDAY JAN 24th

7 to 9 pm

Film Screening & Discussion:

When is Civil Disobedience Effective?

Angelika Theater @ Mockingbird Station

5321 E Mockingbird 75206

FREE

Film:“Above All Else”is a firsthand account of the dramatic 2012 East Texas Keystone XL Pipeline Blockade.

What begins as a stand by one landowner becomes a frontline action for the nationwide climate change movement.

Saturday’s University of Change Registration is $35 Limited seating.

(It’s a secure Click and Pledge pay portal established just for this event, so the $35 registration is called a “donation.” Just click on the $35 button and fill out the credit card info and you’re done)